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The siege of Ostend was the longest military campaign of the Eighty Years' War, and one of the longest and bloodiest sieges in world history: more than 100,000 people were killed, wounded or succumbed to disease; on each side, a precise number of casualties is impossible to pin down.
- 5 July 1601-20 September 1604
- Ostend annexed by Spanish Netherlands
- Spanish victory
The Siege of Ostend took place during the War of the Spanish Succession. In the wake of the Allied victory over the French at the Battle of Ramillies in May 1706, town and cities across the Spanish Netherlands rapidly surrendered to the Duke of Marlborough's victorious forces often without a fight.
- 15 June-7 July 1706
- Allied victory
- Ostend, Spanish Netherlands
Ostend was fortified in 1583 and by the end of the sixteenth century was the only possession of the Republic in Flanders. From this strategically important position, the Dutch could inflict much damage on the surrounding Spanish territory. Even more crucially, control of Ostend meant control of the coast.
The siege of Ostend was undoubtedly one of the most stirring episodes of the Revolt in the Low Countries. From July 1601 to September 1604, an army of about 20,000 royal troops continuously confronted a garrison of about 5,700 defenders.
Jul 8, 2024 · On 15 July 1601, a Spanish army of 20,000, commanded by Albert of Austria, laid siege to Ostend. The city’s garrison numbered 3,500, commanded by the English general Francis Vere. By winter 1601, sickness and death had considerably weakened the defenders.
The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. A Spanish force under Archduke Albrecht besieged the fortress being held initially by a Dutch force which was reinforced by English troops under Francis Vere, who became the town's governor.
May 24, 2020 · On the 5th of July 1601, a Spanish force of about 12’000 men and 50 siege guns arrived at the Dutch town of Ostend. This was the beginning of a war of attrition which was to last for more...
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